room for rent in the atlanta area on marta line (Decatur: sales, apartment complexes)

[Grammy Linna]

My husband (age 60) will be working out of the federal building in downtown Atlanta. He will be traveling 40% of the time and working Monday-Thursday when he is in town. He will be coming home on weekends.

This is what we want. Private room & bath, walking distance to Marta (does he need a car in Atlanta?) if this is impossible, than short drive to marta station, 650.00 per month, and safe( I still like him and want to keep him around). Any suggestions for which area of Atlanta we should be looking at?

[Atlantasfinest]

I would suggest Midtown, Buckhead or The Perimeter Mall area. Most room rentals are in the midtown area. Take a look at Craigslist to see what you can find. He wouldn't need a car If he lives in those aforementioned areas since he will only be here Monday-Thursday.

[jessiesma]

"moving from cali to GA"

Someone there just mentioned the Peachtree 710 building with small studios going for $650 including all utilities. I'm not in ATL, yet, so I don't know it exactly but it's on or near MARTA and in Midtown. Easy to the Fed. You can either take a little furniture from your home, after all those years you probably have too much anyway, or pick up some bargains at garage sales or thrift shops.
It sounds basic but it's not your real home after all.

Originally Posted by Grammy Linna

My husband (age 60) will be working out of the federal building in downtown Atlanta. He will be traveling 40% of the time and working Monday-Thursday when he is in town. He will be coming home on weekends.

This is what we want. Private room & bath, walking distance to Marta (does he need a car in Atlanta?) if this is impossible, than short drive to marta station, 650.00 per month, and safe( I still like him and want to keep him around). Any suggestions for which area of Atlanta we should be looking at?

[plessthanpointohfive]

Are you moving here for the longterm or just temporarily? Just asking.

You can probably find a 1 bedroom or studio in a house that's been converted to apartments in Decatur, Eastlake, Lake Claire, Candler Park, Kirkwood, Inman Park, and Midtown. Easy walks to the MARTA in many of those cases.

Definitely try craigslist. There aren't many apartment complexes in safe areas for that price and you're more likely to find a 1 bedroom apartment or studio than a room for that budget. Often in situations where someone is looking to let a room there is no private bath...it's shared.

[atlantagreg30127]

Originally Posted by jessiesma

"moving from cali to GA"

Someone there just mentioned the Peachtree 710 building with small studios going for $650 including all utilities. I'm not in ATL, yet, so I don't know it exactly but it's on or near MARTA and in Midtown.

That was me. 710 Peachtree is an older apartment building that rents studios to 1BR and a few 2BR units that start in the $650 a month range but do include most utilities in that rent. It's about 1 block or so from a MARTA rail station (North Avenue) and within walking distance to restaurants, etc

Here's the thing - it's a love it or hate it kind of place. Some people get on apartment web sites and say it's roach infested - others say it's fine. Some say hookers hang out at the entrance - others say it's typical of any urban apartment building but not really that bad. You're not going to find a place that close to MARTA that includes the utilities for that price anywhere else, though. Well, except the "Darlington" apartments further up on Peachtree which are about the same price, but you can't walk to the rail from them - only a bus stop out front.

You can Google "710 Peachtree" I think and pull up the sites, good and bad, about it.

And yes, while MARTA hits the major spots, you still really do need a car in Atlanta.

[Grammy Linna]

Scott will be there for 6 years until he retires. We are buying a place in Vero Beach (moving from the Dallas/Ft Worth area) instead of trying to figure out where to live in the Atlanta area and then trying to sell it down the road. I couldn't see staying by myself in Atlanta when I could be either traveling with him or playing with the grandbaby in Florida.
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